The Ford Barn

Dave Mellor NJ · 12-04-2024, 01:29 AM

Long one

mercman from oz · 12-04-2024, 01:51 AM

One very long Model A Ford School Bus - Dave Mellor

Elmo Rodge · 12-04-2024, 07:12 AM

My Dad drove a Model A School Bus at "MAD" (Monrovia, Arcadia, and Duarte). It was a standard length I'm pretty sure.
Wayno

nkaminar · 12-04-2024, 09:28 AM

I wonder if the bus got level when loaded with kids.

GeneBob · 12-04-2024, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by nkaminar

I wonder if the bus got level when loaded with kids.

Or the street.

Synchro909 · 12-04-2024, 10:04 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nkaminar

I wonder if the bus got level when loaded with kids.

I wondered the same thing and assumed so. Those kids at the back of the buss - the trouble makers would have hit their heads on the roof when the driver hit a bump. Maybe he knew where every bump was!!!

woofa.express · 12-05-2024, 12:05 AM

Statement from your posting Synchro 909, quote below.

I sometimes wonder what happened to the people who asked me for directions.
Even at my age, I still like to look at a young, attractive woman but I can't really remember why.

Do young attractive women look at you Synchro?

Synchro909 · 12-05-2024, 12:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by woofa.express

Statement from your posting Synchro 909, quote below.

I sometimes wonder what happened to the people who asked me for directions.
Even at my age, I still like to look at a young, attractive woman but I can't really remember why.

Do young attractive women look at you Synchro?

If I saw one doing that, I'd wonder what she wanted. They give nothing for nothing at any age.

Robert/Texas · 12-05-2024, 08:52 AM

Back in 1954 I bought a really rough 1926 roadster from a farmer near Cleveland Texas for $15. The battery was dead and the starter didn't work. The farmer showed me how he started it. He set the crank at the 3 o'clock position and put his foot hard on the crank handle. I drove the car about 35 miles to Houston. I didn't know any better and started it that way for about 3 months. One day I had just filled the tank with gas and had left the throttle wide open. The engine started with a roar and threw a rod through the oil pan. I towed the car home and parked it in front of the house. My mother sold it for $50 the next day. In spite of my luck I don't recommend this.

12-04-2024, 01:51 AM	#2
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 12,568	Re: School bus One very long Model A Ford School Bus - Dave Mellor

12-04-2024, 07:12 AM	#3
Elmo Rodge Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Salina, Utah Posts: 359	Re: School bus My Dad drove a Model A School Bus at "MAD" (Monrovia, Arcadia, and Duarte). It was a standard length I'm pretty sure. Wayno __________________ Life is not a spectator sport.

12-04-2024, 09:28 AM	#4
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 6,847	Re: School bus I wonder if the bus got level when loaded with kids. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

12-05-2024, 12:05 AM	#7
woofa.express Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Tocumwal, NSW, Australia Posts: 1,848	Re: School bus Statement from your posting Synchro 909, quote below. I sometimes wonder what happened to the people who asked me for directions. Even at my age, I still like to look at a young, attractive woman but I can't really remember why. Do young attractive women look at you Synchro? __________________ I know many things, But not everything, At times I may not remember, But there are things I do not forget.

12-05-2024, 08:52 AM	#9
Robert/Texas Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Burton, Texas Posts: 770	Re: School bus Back in 1954 I bought a really rough 1926 roadster from a farmer near Cleveland Texas for $15. The battery was dead and the starter didn't work. The farmer showed me how he started it. He set the crank at the 3 o'clock position and put his foot hard on the crank handle. I drove the car about 35 miles to Houston. I didn't know any better and started it that way for about 3 months. One day I had just filled the tank with gas and had left the throttle wide open. The engine started with a roar and threw a rod through the oil pan. I towed the car home and parked it in front of the house. My mother sold it for $50 the next day. In spite of my luck I don't recommend this.